SAIDI dance

In Upper Egypt there is a more complex dance called Saidi which is more competitive and is sometimes danced with a stick. The women use the stick in imitation of the men’s stick dance which is very martial, and make it more flirtatious. The Bedouin and Nubian women also dance and this is for celebration and can be competitive. The musical accompaniment (often just singing, clapping and maybe a drum) will stop when the watchers are fed up with a dancer. There has not been much research on either Bedouin or t